Container display and dispenser

ABSTRACT

A beverage dispenser having a cartridge including a tube for holding a stack of containers, a stop spaced from one end of the tube by about the height of a container, and a spring in the tube for urging the stack of containers toward the stop and to urge the end container against the stop. The end container may be viewed for display purposes and also may be removed from the tube with the spring pushing another container against the stop. The cartridge is carried in a cart, and in this application, a plurality of the tubes are arranged side-by-side with the stop projecting above the upper surface of the cart so that a plurality of containers are viewable at the top of the cart and can be dispensed easily from the top of the cart. A spring normally holds the containers under the stop, and the spring is yieldable to allow removal of the containers from the cartridge. A loader is provided consisting of a tube which may be inserted under the stop to release the spring, the tube carrying containers for either loading the containers into the cartridge or removing containers from the cartridge.

ilnited States Patent [72] inventors George R. Shelly Miami; Robert .1. Shelley, Jr., Miami; Arthur B. Dixon, W. Hollywood; Bruce F. House, Miami, all of Fla. [211 App]. No. 17,811 [22] Filed Mar. 9, 1970 [45] Patented Dec. 7, 1971 [73] Assignee Shelley Manufacturing Company Miami, Fla.

1541 CONTAINER DISPLAY AND DISPENSER 14 Claims, 13 Drawing Figs.

[52] 11.8. C1 221/155, 221/279, 312/71 [51] Int. Cl A471 1/06 [50] Field 01 Search 42/87; 22l/279,185, 197, 307, 309,150 C, 155; 312/71, 45; 206/56, 45.12; 220/l07-109; 141/319, 364, 372

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,879,122 3/1959 Maves 312/71 2,397,403 3/1946 Bishop. a 312/71 X Primary Examiner-Stanley 1-1. Tollberg Attorney-Settle and Oltman ABSTRACT: A beverage dispenser having a cartridge including a tube for holding a stack of containers, a stop spaced from one end of the tube by about the height of a container, and a spring in the tube for urging the stack of containers toward the stop and to urge the end container against the stop. The end container may be viewed for display purposes and also may be removed from the tube with the spring pushing another container against the stop. The cartridge is carried in a cart, and in this application, a plurality of the tubes are arranged side-byside with the stop projecting above the upper surface of the cart so that a plurality of containers are viewable at the top of the cart and can be dispensed easily from the top of the cart. A spring normally holds the containers under the stop, and the spring is yieldable to allow removal of the containers from the cartridge. A loader is provided consisting of a tube which may be inserted under the stop to release the spring, the tube carrying containers for either loading the containers into the cartridge or removing containers from the cartridge.

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CONTAINER DISPLAY AND DISPENSER BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Many beverages such as alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, mixes, and the like are sold at the present time on commercial aviation flights. These beverages are normally supplied in small bottles or cans. A number of these bottles and cans are stored in a cart which is moved up and down the aisle of the plane during sale of the beverages. The bottles or cans are usually out of sight inside the cart, so there is no display of containers to enable the customer to select the particular beverage desired by him. The storing of the bottles inside the cart poses a problem for the hostess when inventory of the containers is taken to determine the number of bottles dispensed. Also, transferring of bottles from inside the cart to the working surface on the top of the cart requires substantial manipulation of the containers which adds to the time required to handle a particular order.

It would be desirable if a container dispenser were provided for such a cart which would display containers to be dispensed to facilitate selection of a particular beverage by a customer. It would also be desirable if the containers were stored in the dispenser in such a way as to facilitate inventory accounting and to make it easier to determine how many containers have been sold on a given flight. The dispenser must be arranged such that it can be loaded and unloaded easily, and it would be desirable if the dispenser included a cartridge which could be removed from the cart for loading and unloading purposes.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a dispenser for dispensing beverage containers and for displaying the container to be dispensed in a manner so as to facilitate selection of particular brands of beverages by a customer.

Another object of the invention is to provide a beverage dispenser in which containers are stored and from which they can be easily dispensed, the dispenser being in the form of a cartridge which can be inserted into and removed from a beverage cart.

Another object of the invention is to provide a dispenser in which containers are urged by a biasing means in a tube against a stop spaced from the tube by the height of a container, the container being removable from under the stop for dispensing purposes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a dispensing cartridge in a beverage cart in which a large selection of bottles or other containers can be stored and displayed for sale purposes, the bottles being viewable in the cart for inventory purposes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a loader for easily loading containers into a container dispenser.

A further object of the invention is to provide a loader for a container dispenser which facilitates unloading of the dispenser when desired.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a beverage cart with a container dispenser and a flowing liquid dispenser both built into the cart along with a braking system to provide a complete dispensing service.

Other objects of this invention will appear from the following description and appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts in the several views.

On the Drawings:

FIG. 1 is an elevational view, partly broken away, showing a beverage cart incorporating a dispenser in accordance with one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the cart of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an elevational end view of the cart of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary plan view showing a portion of a dispensing cartridge included in the cart of FIG. l;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of one dispensing cartridge;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of another dispensing cartridge;

FIG. 8 is a horizontal sectional view showing the bottom of the inside of the can and particularly illustrating a braking system included in the cart;

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 8 further illustrating the braking mechanism;

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line 10-10 of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line 11- 11 of FIG. 3 showing a handle for operating the braking system;

FIG. 12 shows a loader; and

FIG. 13 is a view, partly in section, showing the loader in use.

Before explaining the present invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, since the invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation.

As Shown on the Drawings:

A beverage cart 20 is shown particularly in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3. The cart 20 includes a shell or frame 22 which forms a hollow enclosure having rectangular top, bottom, and four sides. On one side of the frame or shell 22 there are two hinged doors 24 and 26, and there may be like doors on the other side of the cart. The cart rides on wheels 28 and there are six of these wheels 28 in this particular embodiment, the wheels 28 at the middle of the cart being larger than the end wheel as shown. The end wheels are mounted on swivels 30 so that they can turn, and the middle wheels are mounted on an axle 32 journaled in a portion of the frame 22 in the usual manner.

The top portion 34 of the cart has four slots which are not visible in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, but these slots receive four dispenser cartridges 36, 38, 40 and 42. The specific construction of one embodiment of these dispenser cartridges will be described later herein, but it may be noted at this time that all four of these cartridges are removable from the cart merely by sliding them up and out of the slots or receptacles in which they are received.

A liquid dispenser 44 for dispensing soda and other carbonated liquids such as soft drinks is also provided in the cart. This liquid dispenser is supplied as a commercially available unit, and the details of its construction are not a part of the present invention and so will not be described herein. The dispenser 44 includes two heads 46 and 48, each of which has two nozzles, there being four nozzles all designated 50. Conduits 52 lead down inside the cart 20 to a liquid storing and dispensing container (not shown) in which quantities of the soda, soft drinks or the like are stored. Any excess liquids dispensed from these nozzles 50 drain through grills 54 into a tray provided in the top portion 34 of the cart. Other trays 56, 58 and 60 are provided at the top portion of the cart for receiving empty bottles, cloths, and other'waste material.

Four self-leveling glass dispensers 62, 64, 66 and 68 are provided in the cart, there being two such dispensers at each end of the cart as shown in FIG. 2. These glass dispensers each receive a stack of nested glasses, and each dispenser has a spring which automatically keeps the glass at the top of the stack in dispensing position in a known manner. Such selfleveling dispensers are known in the an and therefore are not a part of the present invention.

Inside the cart there is a braking system at 70 and cables 72 and 74 run from the braking system respectively to two handles 76 and 78 mounted on the opposite ends of the cart. As will be described in more detail later herein, when the handles 76 and 78 are both in the down or vertical position, the braking system is applied and locks the wheels 28 to hold the cart stationary. When either of the handles 76 or 78 is raised to the horizontal position as shown for handle 76 in FIG. 1, the braking system is released, and the middle wheels 28 will turn allowing the cart to move. Thus, the brakes can be released merely by raising the handle 76 or 78, and the cart can be pushed or pulled along the aisle of a plane by applying force to the handle which has been raised.

FIGS. 4, 5, 6 and 7 illustrate the construction of the dispenser cartridges, cartridges 36 and 40 being shown in FIGS. 4, 6 and 7, and cartridge 38 being shown in FIG. 5. It may be noted that cartridge 36 is larger and has considerably more capacity than the cartridge 40. Likewise, cartridge 38 is larger than cartridge 42. Referring first to FIG. 6, it may be seen that the cartridge 36 has nine tubes or chutes 80 arranged vertically in side-by-side relation. The cartridge 38 also has nine of these tubes or chutes 80 of identical construction. The cartridges 40 and 42 have two of the chutes 80 of the same construction. Referring to FIG. 5, it may be seen that each of the tubes or chutes 80 is rectangular in cross section, and is closed completely on three sides and is partially closed on the fourth side by a partial wall 82 which leaves a gap or slot at 84 running the full length of the respective tube. Since all of the tubes are constructed in the same way, no attempt has been made to differentiate the tubes of one cartridge from those of another. At the bottom of each cartridge, the tubes are welded to a retaining cap or band 84, and in cartridges 36 and 38, two of the tubes 80 are shorter than the others and so a separate retaining band 86 is provided. At the top ends or mouths of the tubes 80, the tubes are welded to another retaining band 88. Thus, the bands 84, 86 and 88 hold the tubes in the proper side-by-side relation with the mouths of the tubes open and the lower ends of the tubes closed. The bottom wall 90 of the tubes may be seen in FIG. 4.

Inside ofeach tube or chute there is a coil spring 92 having a head 94 on its upper end. Each head has a threaded stud 96 welded to it, and there may be a capnut screwed onto the stud. Each capnut and stud projects through a respective one of the slots 84 to keep the head 94 aligned inside the respective chute, and also to provide a means for depressing the head manually against the force of the spring 92 merely by pushing on the stud 96. Of course, other forms of projections could be used other than a capnut threaded on a stud.

Secured to the top of each cartridge is a displaying frame 100. Each displaying frame has a flange 102 at the base thereof which projects horizontally and rests on the top surface 34 of the cart so as to suspend the respective cartridge in the slot or receptacle in which it is received. Vertical posts 104 extend upward from the top of the flange 102 at opposite ends of each cartridge, and bridging these posts 104 is a horizontal stop bar 106. The stop bar 106 is spaced from the mouths of the chutes 80 by about the height of a container to be dispensed from the chute so that each container will be visible in the space under the stop bar 106. On one side of the space, a transparent window 108 may be mounted to retain the upper container in the frame on that side. On the other side of the frame 100, a resilient blade type spring 110 is provided, and this spring normally bears against each of the containers at the displaying frame to hold that container in the frame. However, as shown in FIG. 4, the spring 110 has finger portions opposite each chute, and these finger portions may be bent merely by pulling on the bottle at the top of the respective chute so as to release the bottle to be removed from the cartridge.

As is apparent from the foregoing description, a stack of containers such as bottles is stored in each of the chutes 80. The spring 92 urges the stack upwardly and specifically urges the top container 112 against the stop member 106. Thus, the spring 92 holds the whole stack of containers against the stop 106. The upper container cannot be removed in one direction because the window 108 blocks access. However, there is space above the spring 110 for a person to reach in with the fingers and pull the container 112 toward the spring 110 as shown in FIG. 4 by dashed lines, and thus release the bottle from the stop 106 so that the bottle may be pulled out of the cartridge. The spring 92 the urges the stack of containers upwardly so that the next lower container 114 is pushed against the stop 106 in displaying and dispensing position.

Both the window 108 and the entire spring are preferably transparent so that a customer may easily view all of the bottles at the top of the dispenser cartridge. If each chute contains a difierent brand of beverage, a selection of beverages will be displayed at the top of each cartridge, and the customer may view the selection of beverages and indicate which one he wishes to purchase. The spring 110 is preferably made of a transparent plastic material such as Lexan.

At the end of the flight, the doors 24 and 26 may be opened, and the hostess on the airplane can count the bottles remaining in the cartridges. The number of bottles remaining can be subtracted from the initial stack of bottles to determine how many have been sold. This represents an easy way to take inventory of the bottles at the end of each flight. For loading and unloading purposes, the cartridges 36, 38, 40 and 42 may be removed from the cart and transferred to a beverage control space such as may be required particularly for the dispensing of alcoholic beverages. Containers can be loaded into and unloaded from the cartridges in the manner illustrated in FIGS. 12 and 13. The tube 116 having a curved end 118 is merely inserted in the mouth of each cartridge. The tube 116 is approximately as long as any one of the tubes 80, so a stack of containers can be stored in the tube 116 equal to the height of a stack in one of the chutes or tubes 80. When the curved end 118 is inserted in the space between the spring 110 and the stop 106 of any one of the cartridges as shown in FIG. 13, the spring 110 is released and bottles can then be either pushed into the cartridge or removed from the cartridge depending upon which is desired. If bottles are being removed, the tube 116 would initially be empty, and the head 94 would be held and allowed to rise gradually so as to push the stack of bottles from the cartridge into the loader tube 116. Conversely, if bottles are to be loaded, a tool or ones finger is pushed against the stack of bottles in the tube 116 to push the bottles through the open mount at end 118 of the tube 116 and into the cartridge against the force of the spring 92.

FIGS. 8, 9, 10, and 11 show a braking system included in the cart 20. There are two plates and which are respectively hingedly connected to supports 142 and 144 mounted on the bottom of the cart. Springs 146 and 148 are stretched between the two plates 130 and 140 and tend to pivot the plates downwardly so that their edges bind against the wheels 28. As shown in FIG. 9, a rotary shaft 150 extends transversely under the plates 130 and 140, and it may be seen that the plates 130 and 140 are angle plates. The shaft 150 may be journaled in blocks 152 and 154 mounted on the bottom of the cart. Mounted on the shaft 150 are two cams 156 and 158 which engage the inner edges of the angle plates 130 and 140. When the brakes are applied, the cams 156 and 158 are positioned so as to lower the inner edges of the angle plates 130 and 140.

A crossmember 160 is connected by the cables 72 and 74 to the handles 76 and 78 respectively. When either of the handles 76 or 78 is raised as described previously, one of the cables is pulled to move the cross member 160 downward as viewed in FIG. 8. The crossmember 160 is urged by springs 162 upward as viewed in FIG. 8. The crossmember 160 is secured to the shaft 150 in the manner shown in FIG. 10. When the cable 72 or 74 is pulled, the crossmember 160 pivots and rotates the shaft 150, and this raises the cams 156 and 158 to move the angle plates 130 and 140 away from the wheels 28, thus releasing the brakes. Ofcourse, when the handle 76 or 78 is lowered, the brakes are restored to the brakeson position.

FIG. 7 shows that the upper end of the cable 72 (and likewise the cable 74) is wrapped around a stud shaft portion of the handle 76 in a manner such that when the handle 76 is lowered, the cable is released to apply the brakes and when the handle is raised, the cable tends to be wound up on the stud shaft to pull the cable and thus release the brakes.

From the foregoing description, it is apparent that the invention provides a dispenser which facilitates the dispensing of beverages, particularly in connection with commercial airline flights where the dispenser may be incorporated in a cart that may be moved up and down the aisles of the airplane. The dispenser may be in the form of a cartridge which is removable from the cart for loading and unloading purposes. The dispenser may be inventoried while it is still in the cart or may be inventoried after it has been removed from the cart. The dispensing action of the unit is simple and reliable. The dispenser has the important function of displaying the uppermost containers in the dispenser so that a variety of containers are presented to the customer, and the customer may select the particular brand of beverage he wishes to purchase by viewing this display. Containers may be easily loaded into or unloaded from the dispenser cartridge by the use of a loader tube as described. The container dispenser may be used in conjunction with a flowing liquid dispenser, and the two types of dispensers are completely compatible with each other in the cart described herein. The cart also has a braking system which particularly adapts it for use on a moving vehicle such as an airplane, but it is to be noted that the cart could be used in other applications such as busses, and it could be used in homes to provide a portable bar as well as in other applications.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

1. A dispenser comprising a tube for holding a stack of containers, a stop spaced from one end of said tube by about the height of a container, a spring in said tube for urging the stack of containers toward said stop and to urge the end container against said stop such that the end container may be viewed and also may be removed from said tube with said spring pushing another container against said stop, see-through retainer means at one side of said stop for retaining the end container in said space, and spring means at the other side of said stop partially covering said space for holding the end container in said space in viewable condition and allowing containers to be removed from said space.

2. The dispenser as claimed in claim 1 including a loader in the form of a tube insertable in the end of said first named tube under said stop, said loader tube carrying containers for loading into or unloading from said first named tube.

3. The dispenser as claimed in claim 1 in which said first named tube has an opening lengthwise thereof for enabling the contents of said tube to be inventoried.

4. A beverage dispenser for displaying and dispensing of beverage containers, said dispenser comprising,

a. a cart movable on rolling means and having an open topped receptacle therein for receiving a cartridge,

b. a cartridge in said receptacle and removable therefrom, said cartridge including an elongated chute for receiving containers and displaying frame at a top end of said chute having a stop, 1

. biasing means in said chute for urging a stack of containers upwardly in said chute and to bias the uppermost container against said stop in a position wherein that container may be viewed and also removed from said display frame manually,

d. a spring retained at said frame to hold a container in said frame and yieldable to allow said container to be removed from said frame, and

e. a loader in the form of a tube having an end insertable in said frame at said spring to release said spring, said tube carrying containers for loading into or unloading from said chute.

5. The beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 4 in which said chute has an opening lengthwise thereof to facilitate inventorying of the containers.

6. The beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 4 including braking means for said cart including an actuator available to the user for releasing and applying said braking means.

7. The beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 4 in which said tube has a curved end to facilitate positioning said tube at an angle to said chute during loading or unloading.

8. A beverage dispenser for displaying and dispensing of beverage containers, said dispenser comprising,

a. a cart movable on rolling means and having a hollow in terior with doors on one side thereof, said cart having a top portion with an opening therein leading into the interior of said cart adjacent said doors,

b. a cartridge in said cart fitting in said opening and removable therefrom, said cartridge comprising a plurality of elongated chutes retained in side-by-side relation with an open displaying frame bridging the top ends of said chutes and projecting up from said opening,

c. said displaying frame having a stop spaced upwardly from the mouths of said chutes to retain containers in viewable positions,

(1. each said chute having biasing means therein for urging a stack of containers upwardly and to urge the uppermost container against said stop,

e. transparent retainer means on one side of said frame, and

f. transparent spring means partially covering said displaying frame on the other side thereof for holding containers in said frame in viewable condition and allowing containers to be removed from said frame.

9. The beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 8 including a loader in the form of a tube having an end insertable in said frame at said spring means to release said spring means, said tube carrying containers for loading into or unloading from said chute.

10. A beverage for displaying and dispensing of beverage bottles, said dispenser comprising,

a. a cart movable on wheels,

b. brake means in said cart having an actuating portion movable to apply and release said brake means relative to said wheels,

c. a handle mounted on said cart,

d. linkage means operatively connecting said handle to said actuating portion and applying said brake means to hold said cart stationary,

e. said handle being movable to actuate said linkage means to release said brake means,

f. a cartridge in said cart and removable therefrom, said cartridge including a plurality of chutes for receiving containers and an open displaying frame at top ends of said chutes having a stop, and

g. biasing means in each said chute for urging a stack of containers upwardly in such chute and to bias the uppermost container against said stop in a position wherein that container may be removed from the display portion manually.

11. The beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 10 in which said cartridge has a spring retained at said frame to hold a container in said frame while being yieldable to allow said container to be removed from said frame.

12. The beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 11 including a loader in the form of a tube having an end insertable in said frame at said spring to release said spring, said tube carrying containers for loading into or unloading from said chute.

13. The beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 12 in which said tube has a curved end to facilitate positioning said tube at an angle to said chute during loading or unloading.

14. A beverage dispenser comprising a plurality of elongated chutes retained side-by-side, a displaying frame bridging the mouths of said chutes at one end thereof, said frame having a stop spaced from said mouths to retain containers in viewable positions, each said chute having biasing means therein for urging a stack of containers upwardly in said chute and to urge the uppermost container against stop, transparent retainer means for retaining containers at one side of said frame, and spring means partially covering the other side of said frame for holding a container in said frame but yielding to allow removal of said container from said frame. 

1. A dispenser comprising a tube for holding a stack of containers, a stop spaced from one end of said tube by about the height of a container, a spring in said tube for urging the stack of containers toward said stop and to urge the end container against said stop such that the end container may be viewed and also may be removed from said tube with said spring pushing another container against said stop, see-through retainer means at one side of said stop for retaining the end container in said space, and spring means at the other side of said stop partially covering said space for holding the end container in said space in viewable condition and allowing containers to be removed from said space.
 2. The dispenser as claimed in claim 1 including a loader in the form of a tube insertable in the end of said first named tube under said stop, said loader tube carrying containers for loading into or unloading from said first named tube.
 3. The dispenser as claimed in claim 1 in which said first named tube has an opening lengthwise thereof for enabling the contents of said tube to be inventoried.
 4. A beverage dispenser for displaying and dispensing of beverage containers, said dispenser comprising, a. a cart movable on rolling means and having an open topped receptacle therein for receiving a cartridge, b. a cartridge in said receptacle and removable therefrom, said cartridge including an elongated chute for receiving containers and a displaying frame at a top end of said chute having a stop, c. biasing means in said chute for urging a stack of containers upwardly in said chute and to bias the uppermost container against said stop in a position wherein that container may be viewed and also removed from said display frame manually, d. a spring retained at said frame to hold a container in said frame and yieldable to allow said container to be removed from said frame, and e. a loader in the form of a tube having an end insertable in said frame at said spring to release said spring, said tube carrying containers for loading into or unloading from said chute.
 5. The beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 4 in which said chute has an opening lengthwise thereof to facilitate inventorying of the containers.
 6. The beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 4 including braking means for said cart including an actuator available to the user for releasing and applying said braking means.
 7. The beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 4 in which said tube has a curved end to facilitate positioning said tube at an angle to said chute during loading or unloading.
 8. A beverage dispenser for displaying and dispensing of beverage containers, said dispenser comprising, a. a cart movable on rolling means and having a hollow interior with doors on one side thereof, said cart having a top portion with an opening therein leading into the interior of said cart adjacent said doors, b. a cartridge in said cart fitting in said opening and removable therefrom, said cartridge comprising a plurality of elongated chutes retained in side-by-side relation with an open displaying frame bridging the top ends of said chutes and projecting up from said opening, c. said displaying frame having a stop spaced upwardly from the mouths of said chutes to retain containers in viewable positions, d. each said chute having biasing means therein for urging a stack of containers upwardly and to urge the uppermost container against said stop, e. transparent retainer means on one side of said frame, and f. transparent spring means partially covering said displaying frame on the other side thereof for holding containers in said frame in viewable condition and allowing containers to be removed from said frame.
 9. The beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 8 including a loader in the form of a tube having an end insertablE in said frame at said spring means to release said spring means, said tube carrying containers for loading into or unloading from said chute.
 10. A beverage for displaying and dispensing of beverage bottles, said dispenser comprising, a. a cart movable on wheels, b. brake means in said cart having an actuating portion movable to apply and release said brake means relative to said wheels, c. a handle mounted on said cart, d. linkage means operatively connecting said handle to said actuating portion and applying said brake means to hold said cart stationary, e. said handle being movable to actuate said linkage means to release said brake means, f. a cartridge in said cart and removable therefrom, said cartridge including a plurality of chutes for receiving containers and an open displaying frame at top ends of said chutes having a stop, and g. biasing means in each said chute for urging a stack of containers upwardly in such chute and to bias the uppermost container against said stop in a position wherein that container may be removed from the display portion manually.
 11. The beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 10 in which said cartridge has a spring retained at said frame to hold a container in said frame while being yieldable to allow said container to be removed from said frame.
 12. The beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 11 including a loader in the form of a tube having an end insertable in said frame at said spring to release said spring, said tube carrying containers for loading into or unloading from said chute.
 13. The beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 12 in which said tube has a curved end to facilitate positioning said tube at an angle to said chute during loading or unloading.
 14. A beverage dispenser comprising a plurality of elongated chutes retained side-by-side, a displaying frame bridging the mouths of said chutes at one end thereof, said frame having a stop spaced from said mouths to retain containers in viewable positions, each said chute having biasing means therein for urging a stack of containers upwardly in said chute and to urge the uppermost container against stop, transparent retainer means for retaining containers at one side of said frame, and spring means partially covering the other side of said frame for holding a container in said frame but yielding to allow removal of said container from said frame. 